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Maid jailed 4 weeks for ill-treating boy

A maid lost her patience while feeding her employer's three-year-old twins and pinched the left ear of one of the boys when he dribbled some food onto his T-shirt.

Filipina Fallorina Joann Marie Gayares later shouted at the child before flicking his head with her finger. Her acts were captured on a closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera and the boys' mother alerted the police after viewing the clip.

Gayares, 25, was sentenced yesterday to four weeks' jail after pleading guilty to one count of ill-treating the boy. A similar charge involving his twin brother was considered during sentencing.

The children cannot be named due to a gag order to protect their identities.

The boys' father had employed Gayares last year to work for the family in their home in the northern part of Singapore.

There were several CCTV cameras installed in the home and the boys' mother decided to view the clips more frequently as she suspected that Gayares had been handling the twins in a rough manner.